Why I Want To Be A Teacher

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Why am I here you ask? I am here for many reasons. All of the reasons of why I am here, working my way up to be a teacher, make me who I am and I am proud of it. To help get a better understanding of who I am and why I am here. The first day of summer after my Kindergarten year I went home and set up a classroom of my own and pretended I was a teacher. Since that day I have always known I’ve wanted to be a teacher and that is part of the reason of why I am here. As I grew up and my family members started having children of their own, I really began to find some of who I was and the answer to the why of why I wanted to be a teacher. Being around kids, even though at the time I was a kid myself, I learned that I had a special connection and patience with them. When I became old enough to babysit I couldn’t get enough of it. I loved being with children and helping them learn and grow. When I graduated High School I got a job at a Daycare, which I still work at today. That was when I really knew that being a teacher was the ultimate goal and I was determined to make it happen. …show more content…

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